A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.

synoniemen: fricative consonant, spirant.

Nederlands: fricatief, spirant
Pools: spółgłoska frykatywna, spirant, spółgłoska szczelinowa, spółgłoska trąca

Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').

synoniemen: continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident.